#51541E#51541E

#51541E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.075 H 112.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51541E
RGB	rgb(81, 84, 30)
HSL	hsl(63, 47%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(63, 64%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 64.3%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.36, -9.53, 30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.36, 31.83, 107.42°)
OKLab	oklab(43.09% -0.0284 0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(43.09% 0.075 112.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.7982, 8.1839, 2.4496)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51541E #211E54

analogous

#543C1E #51541E #36541E

triadic

#51541E #1E5154 #541E51

tetradic

#51541E #1E543C #211E54 #541E36

square

#51541E #1E543C #211E54 #541E36

split-complementary

#51541E #1E3654 #3C1E54

monochromatic

#161708 #26270E #51541E #7C812E #A8AE3E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#51541E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#51541E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51541E

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51541E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51541E	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5018

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5121

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51541e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 84, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.075 112.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84845c',
    500: '#51541e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51541e;
$custom-light: #84845c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51541e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.333,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43087,
    "c": 0.07541,
    "h": 112.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51541E

secondary

#494589

accent

#51D758

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #51541E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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